Flight demonstrations of unmanned aerial vehicle swarming concepts

Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (Applied Physics Laboratory)

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-55

  Bamberger Jr , Robert J ^a,b   Watson, David P ^c,d   Scheidt, David H ^c,d   Moore, Kevin L ^e  

^a Advanced Autopilot IR and D Project

^b Research and Technology Development Center (RTDC)   (United States)

^c RTDC   (United States)

^d National Security Technology Department   (United States)

^e Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY FRAMEWORKS; CONSENSUS VARIABLES; TEAMING;

COMPUTER HARDWARE; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 33947273217     PISSN: 02705214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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